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English
Adjective
superordinate (comparative more superordinate, superlative most superordinate)
- Greater in degree, rank or position.
- (logic) The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.
- (linguistics, of a word or phrase) hypernymic
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Translations
greater in degree, rank or position
Noun
superordinate (plural superordinates)
- That which is superordinate.
- (linguistics) A hypernym.
Synonyms
Translations
that which is superordinate
Verb
superordinate (third-person singular simple present superordinates, present participle superordinating, simple past and past participle superordinated)
- (transitive) To cause to be superordinate.
Latin
Verb
superōrdināte
- second-person plural present active imperative of superōrdinō